Sci-Tech

Admit it, we all have shamelessly used old blocked contacts on WhatsApp to write down a grocery list and what not, but you don’t have to do it any longer since WhatsApp is now rolling out a feature that allows users to message themselves. The feature was sitting in WhatsApp…

Pakistani and Chinese researchers are continuously testing hybrid wheat varieties to increase the average production and output of the crops in Pakistan so that the damages that floods have brought could be negotiated. The new variety is aimed to have crops with higher resistance to drought, diseases, and climate uncertainties…

A Student of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has prepared an efficient intelligence signal mechanism for the deduction of traffic jams. These intelligent signals make it easy for locals to detect traffic jams. Traffic jams are a huge problem, especially in the urban cities of Pakistan where people…

The engineer named Eric Frohnhoefer responded to Elon Musk’s tweet about Twitter performing poorly in some countries and said that it’s not true while also providing an explanation Elon Musk on Sunday made a tweet about Twitter’s poor performance in many countries. “I’d like to apologize for Twitter being super…

Pakistan has achieved another major milestone for self-sufficiency as Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) launched its first indigenous anti-ship cruise missile Harbah-NG for exports on the 1st day of IDEAS-2022 at the Karachi Expo Center. Pakistan has previously showcased its new anti-ship cruise missile Harbah for the first time at the Doha…

Everyone knows that Samsung and iPhone are the market leads. Up till now no company has beaten the market share of iPhone and Samsung. When we talk about the camera phones, the majority will tell about iPhone 14 Pro, Galaxy S22 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro are the best in…

Minister for Science and Technology, Agha Hassan Baloch and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerhan Kistafin have reaffirmed their firm resolve to broaden ties in the field of Science, Technology, Innovation and Research. In a meeting held in Islamabad on Tuesday, they also discussed various measures to strengthen…

After months of legal problems, resistance and efforts, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally added Twitter into the list of companies he owns. The new owner entered the Twitter headquarters with a sink in his hands and went on to celebrate the acquisition by firing CEO Parag Agrawal. Apart from the newly…

Apple is cutting production of iPhone 14 Plus within weeks of starting shipments as it re-evaluates demand for the mid-range model, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people involved in the company’s supply chain. The Cupertino, California-based company told at least one manufacturer in China to immediately halt production of iPhone 14 Plus…

Pakistani-American Information Technology (IT)/Tech entrepreneurs just recently expressed their desire to invest in Pakistan’s IT sector. These desires were announced in a meeting between American-Pakistani entrepreneurs and Pakistan’s IT ministry. Muhammad Ishaq Dar minister of finance and revenue Pakistan in collaboration with Ayaz Sadiq minister of economic affairs Pakistan, organized…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 170 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti returned…

Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman says the government is committed to implement electric vehicles policy in consultation with all stakeholders. She was chairing a meeting alongside Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmood in Islamabad on Wednesday, to review progress on the policy.       Sherry Rehman said rickshaw and…

A small island located on the River Thames, in south Buckinghamshire, is home to 15 houses. The houses, which were mostly built before the 1950s, are typically raised about 1 m off the ground on timber piles to protect them from flooding. At the time of construction they were only…

In Saudi Arabia, robots will recite the Holy Qur’an and provide information to visitors at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.  The launch of the robots by the presidency is part of a series of smart technology projects dedicated to the Two Holy Mosques to provide improved services to visitors. Chief…

Pakistan and Shanghai Cooperation Organization have agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Services and digital connectivity. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Secretary General of SCO Zhang Ming and Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Amin Ul Haque in Islamabad on Thursday. The Minister said…

The Engineering Development Board has finalized a document on solar panels and allied equipment manufacturing which will be submitted to the government for approval. The policy document has been prepared to promote the use of alternate energy resources to overcome power shortage in the country. The policy is expected to…

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, it shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, which acts as a gravitational lens, bending light…

 LYNX Technik, provider of modular signal processing interfaces, announces that it was honored by TV Technology with an NAB2022 “Best in Show” award for its Instant Dialog Cleaner yellobrik module. The award recognizes LYNX Technik for its innovation and capabilities that the new yellobrik offers to users. “NAB was a great platform…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that peaceful use of space is imperative for serving the humanity. Addressing the concluding ceremony of three-day International Conference on Space 2022 in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said the experiments in space by the world powers should not be harmful for the creatures on…

The 3rd International Conference on Space 2022 began in Islamabad on Monday. It is being organized by Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission and Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization. Theme of the conference is “Role of Space Technology and Applications in Socio-Economic Development”. In his address, Chairman SUPARCO Major…